Iain MacGregor

Good.

If you're a fan of #WWII history & interested to hear more about a subject extremely relevant to the dangers the world faces today - then please go to ⁦‪https://www.henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk/ to purchase a ticket. I can promise you a very thought provoking talk. ⁦‪⁦#Hiroshima

A saga of survival | Iain MacGregor | The Critic Magazine I came to this new book with the hope that a historian of the calibre of Sinclair McKay would do justice to this great port city.

One of my favourite reads of 2025. thecritic.co.uk/a-saga-of-su... @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @wehaveways.bsky.social

Thanks Matt. Hope you enjoy it. Alas not at WHW this year, but out and about elsewhere from Sept -Nov. Check my website for dates.

#OTD 23 August 1942, carnage assaults #Stalingrad from the air and on the ground as the Sixth Army begins it plan to capture Stalin's showpiece city on the Volga. Listen to my two-part podcast talk with @theresthistory.bsky.social

Well, I'm glad that yours is face out. Looks great!

Wishing D-Day veteran Jim Glennie a very happy 100th birthday today. He was among the Gordon Highlanders on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Fortunate to meet & speak with him last year in #Aberdeen. Have a great day Jim.

Eight decades after Hiroshima, nuclear weapons continue to haunt global politics — and the world needs calm, pragmatic debate The current nuclear rivalry between India and Pakistan is a dangerous manifestation of the Hiroshima legacy.

My op-ed in today's @newyorkpost.bsky.social on #Hiroshima's legacy and the threats we face today of a nuclear confrontation ... nypost.com/2025/08/10/o... @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @theresthistory.bsky.social

Wigtown Book Festival | 26 Sept – 5 Oct 2025 BOOKING OPEN | Join us for a ten-day literary celebration, with events and activities for readers of all ages, in Scotland’s National Book Town.

LOVE this place! Looking forward to speaking on 5 October. @WigtownBookFest Wigtown Book Festival | 26 Sept – 5 Oct 2025 www.wigtownbookfestival.com

Henry sorted it all out- great job from him.

The seconds before crunching into marmite on toast are mouthwatering ...

My article in @historyextra.bsky.social magazine detailing the extraordinary life, career & death of the mayor of #Hiroshima, Senkichi Awaya. @littlebrown.bsky.social

A sombre but very interesting day sent at BBC Salford being interviewed across TV and radio for the 80th anniversary of #Hiroshima. #BBCToday #BBCBreakfast

#OTD 6 August 1945 the world forever changed with the atomic destruction of #Hiroshima. Today there are over 12,500 nuclear warheads, with 9000+ operational. The threat is always there. Every second of the day. Remember that as we talk about what happened 80 years ago.

The full horror of atomic bombing of Hiroshima revealed 80 years on At 8.15am on August 6, 1945, 'Little Boy' was released from Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress captained by Colonel Paul Tibbets Junior, writes IAIN MACGREGOR.

#Hiroshima My piece in @dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

How did the Enola Gay's crew live with bombing Hiroshima? Their story is not one of monsters or saints, but of men caught in the furnace of global conflict, making choices within a war.

#Hiroshima quickened the war's end and saved millions of lives. But it came at a price. My piece in @thespectator1828.bsky.social @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @littlebrown.bsky.social @WstoneTenterden @theresthistory.bsky.social www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-...

So pleased with @fmcomment.bsky.social assessment of ##TheHiroshimaMen in @Independent_ie 'A daunting if compelling read.' @scribnerbooks.bsky.social t.co/lP115QHKOK

Two Books on the Bomb and the Men Who Built It Garret Graff’s “The Devil Reached Toward the Sky” and Iain MacGregor’s “The Hiroshima Men.”

Friday brings a good review in the @WSJ 👍🏻👏🏻 #TheHiroshimaMen www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

The Hiroshima Men by Iain MacGregor – A Powerful Historical Review - Best Reviews Club Iain MacGregor’s The Hiroshima Men: The Quest to Build the Atomic Bomb, and the Fateful Decision to Use It is a haunting, unflinching dive into one of history’s most consequential moments. While the a...

'In an era where nuclear rhetoric once again creeps into global headlines, this book could not be more urgent. MacGregor’s work does not just revisit history; it demands reflection on our present.'
bestreviewsclub.com/the-hiroshim...

#OTD 1945, the allies issue the #PotsdamDeclaration: "We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces." the day before Gen Thomas Handy ordered the atomic bomb be used, “as soon as weather will permit visual bombing,”

Inside the Days, Hours and Minutes Leading Up to the Hiroshima Bombing “Right after we dropped the bomb, I felt much the same as I do now except that I hadn’t drunk as much coffee that morning.” –Commander Paul Tibbets Jr. * General Curtis LeMay had now been with the …

@iainmacgregor1.bsky.social looks inside the final moments before the bombing of Hiroshima and the beginning of the Atomic Age.

Kettering boys!! @richardcoles.bsky.social 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Come on down to beautiful @HenleyLitFest for a dramatic recounting of the world's first nuclear attack and the coming of the era of MAD. Tickets now on sale here: henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk/whats-on/macgr… @littlebrown.bsky.social @JohnsonAlcock

Great to see #TheHiroshimaMen read by @StephenMcGann on Spotify's History feature. @littlebrown.bsky.social

#TheHiroshimaMen OTD, 16 July, 1945, the world's first nuclear explosion occurred. A plutonium implosion device was tested on the plains of the Alamogordo Bombing Range, 210 miles south of Los Alamos, New Mexico. The test's code name was "Trinity." @theresthistory.bsky.social

Good sign ...

The Telegraph today carries a news story about someone paying £7.4 million for a handbag (Hello, Lady Bracknell!). And an opinion piece describing a wealth tax as a ‘moral abomination’. What a time to be alive.

Another lovely audience at @WaterstonesRose. Super keen to ask questions & was introduced to the 'author wall'. Best thing of the evening? Spending a while afterwards simply chewing the fat with the staff about our industry - all great book people who work VERY hard.

Never been to #Dunbar before. Loved it. A working, vibrant fishing town that loves its history (Oliver Cromwell especially!) Thank you @nightowl_books & @davegoodman for a lovely event this evening in a stunning setting.

The Seagull Has Landed